To discuss further the dependence of stochastic resonance on signals, nonlinear systems and noise, especially on noise, the binary input signal buried in Gaussian mixture noise through a nonlinear threshold array is s...To discuss further the dependence of stochastic resonance on signals, nonlinear systems and noise, especially on noise, the binary input signal buried in Gaussian mixture noise through a nonlinear threshold array is studied based on mutual information. It is obtained that Gaussian mixture noise can improve the information transmission through the array. Both stochastic resonance (SR) and suprathreshold stochastic resonance (SSR) can be observed in the single threshold system and in the threshold array. The parameters in noise distribution affect the occurrence of SR and SSR. The efficacy of information transmission can be significantly enhanced as the number of threshold devices in the array increases. These results show further the dependence of SR and SSR on the noise distribution, and also extend the applicability of SR and SSR in information transmission.展开更多
The influence of glycol,the main composition of the most frequently used aircraft dicer,on the freeze-thaw durability of high performance concrete(HPC)is investigated.Freeze-thaw durability of HPC is tested by accel...The influence of glycol,the main composition of the most frequently used aircraft dicer,on the freeze-thaw durability of high performance concrete(HPC)is investigated.Freeze-thaw durability of HPC is tested by accelerated freeze-thaw test.Four kinds of the solution,i.e.,tap water,3.5% NaCl solution,glycol solutions,and a LBR-A type commercial aircraft deicer are employed.Results show that freeze-thaw durability of HPC exposed to glycol solutions is closely related to the solution concentrations.The failure of HPC exposed to 3.5% glycol solution is similar to that of those exposed to 3.5% NaCl solution,i.e.,serious surface scaling.While the damage of HPC exposed to 12.5%—25% glycol solutions is postponed.Compared with glycol solution,the commercial aircraft deicer has much more negative effects on HPC freeze-thaw durability compared with 3.5% NaCl solution.In the presence of commercial aircraft deicer for HPC subjected to freeze-thaw cycles,the deterioration is mainly due to scaling and spalling.展开更多
Concrete, as an essential construction material in the construction industry, is the main component of solid waste. To improve the strength and durability of concrete, some additives can be added into concrete to repl...Concrete, as an essential construction material in the construction industry, is the main component of solid waste. To improve the strength and durability of concrete, some additives can be added into concrete to replace parts of cement. Carbon fiber and silica powder are the most common additives. Under a series of experiments, the effects of temperature, carbon fiber and silica powder on the mechanical properties of concrete were studied under normal circumstances. In this paper, a conclusion on the effects was drawn up mainly through some experimental analyses, so as to discuss the effect laws and provide a reference to manufacture the concrete of high strength and properties.展开更多
Automatic image annotation has been an active topic of research in computer vision and pattern recognition for decades.A two stage automatic image annotation method based on Gaussian mixture model(GMM) and random walk...Automatic image annotation has been an active topic of research in computer vision and pattern recognition for decades.A two stage automatic image annotation method based on Gaussian mixture model(GMM) and random walk model(abbreviated as GMM-RW) is presented.To start with,GMM fitted by the rival penalized expectation maximization(RPEM) algorithm is employed to estimate the posterior probabilities of each annotation keyword.Subsequently,a random walk process over the constructed label similarity graph is implemented to further mine the potential correlations of the candidate annotations so as to capture the refining results,which plays a crucial role in semantic based image retrieval.The contributions exhibited in this work are multifold.First,GMM is exploited to capture the initial semantic annotations,especially the RPEM algorithm is utilized to train the model that can determine the number of components in GMM automatically.Second,a label similarity graph is constructed by a weighted linear combination of label similarity and visual similarity of images associated with the corresponding labels,which is able to avoid the phenomena of polysemy and synonym efficiently during the image annotation process.Third,the random walk is implemented over the constructed label graph to further refine the candidate set of annotations generated by GMM.Conducted experiments on the standard Corel5 k demonstrate that GMM-RW is significantly more effective than several state-of-the-arts regarding their effectiveness and efficiency in the task of automatic image annotation.展开更多
A refractory gold concentrate with 19% arsenic was treated by a mixed moderately thermophiles in an airlift bioreactor through an adaptation protocol. The moderately thermophiles could respond well to 20%(w/v) pulp de...A refractory gold concentrate with 19% arsenic was treated by a mixed moderately thermophiles in an airlift bioreactor through an adaptation protocol. The moderately thermophiles could respond well to 20%(w/v) pulp density with less than 10% loss of productivity, and resist arsenic up to 15 g/L. There were a lot of jarosite, arsenolite and sulfur, but not scorodite and ferric arsenate in the bioleached residue. Jarosite passivation and lower sulfur-oxidizing activity of the cells due to the toxicity of the high concentrations of soluble arsenic and iron ions at low p H value should mainly response for the incomplete extraction at high pulp density. The initial bacterial community did not change in nature except for new found P aeruginosa ANSC, but sulfur-oxidizing microorganisms have been dominant microorganisms after a long time of adaptation. Pseudomonas aeruginosa originating from the gold concentrate should be closely relative to the metabolism of the organic matters contained in the refractory gold concentrate.展开更多
Recently, an interest in a hybrid system combining only the merits of the conventional wheel-rail system and Maglev propulsion system is growing as an alternative to high-speed maglev train. This hybrid-type system is...Recently, an interest in a hybrid system combining only the merits of the conventional wheel-rail system and Maglev propulsion system is growing as an alternative to high-speed maglev train. This hybrid-type system is based on wheel-rail method, but it enables to overcome the speed limitation by adhesion because it is operated through a non-contact method using a linear motor as a propulsion system and reduce the overall construction costs by its compatibility with the conventional railway systems. Therefore, a comparative analysis on electromagnetic characteristics according to the structural combinations on the stator-mover of LSM (linear synchronous motor) for VHST (very high speed train) maintaining the conventional wheel-rail method is conducted, and the structure of coreless superconducting LSM suitable for 600 km/h VHST is finally proposed in this paper.展开更多
A tremendous amount of non-biodegradable waste is created during mining and processing tasks of layered stones like marble.Over time,this has become a global problem because it harms the environment in multiple ways.H...A tremendous amount of non-biodegradable waste is created during mining and processing tasks of layered stones like marble.Over time,this has become a global problem because it harms the environment in multiple ways.Hence,it is necessary to find an alternate way to securely dispose and reuse marble wastes.The construction sector is one of the significant consumers of natural resources for the production of material binders and aggregates.As a result,in recent years,number of researchers have carried out studies in which various kinds of marble waste have been incorporated into concrete with the intention of substituting either cement or aggregates or both.This paper presents the effect of two locally sourced waste marble powders Kadapa marble powder(KMP)and Bethamcherla marble powder(BMP)as partial replacement of cement on mechanical and durability properties of high strength concrete(HSC).Their effect at different replacement levels in HSC is evaluated in compressive,indirect tensile and flexural strengths,elastic modulus,chloride penetration resistance and freeze-thaw durability properties.Micro-structural investigation is also conducted to evaluate their impact on the matrix of HSC containing waste marble powders as additional cementitious materials.Results show that the HSC consisting of KMP and BMP content of 10%and 15%,respectively exhibited higher mechanical and durability properties than the control HSC.Micro-structural investigation also supports this finding.It can be concluded that the use of marble powders as partial replacement of cement does not have any adverse impact on the properties of concrete.The use of KMP and BMP reduces the vast amount of energy required to produce cement,cost and time with reduction in environmental hazards.展开更多
Since the landmark work of R. E. Kalman in the 1960s, considerable efforts have been devoted to time series state space models for a large variety of dynamic estimation problems. In particular, parametric filters that...Since the landmark work of R. E. Kalman in the 1960s, considerable efforts have been devoted to time series state space models for a large variety of dynamic estimation problems. In particular, parametric filters that seek analytical estimates based on a closed-form Markov-Bayes recursion, e.g., recursion from a Gaussian or Gaussian mixture (GM) prior to a Gaussian/GM posterior (termed 'Gaussian conjugacy' in this paper), form the backbone for a general time series filter design. Due to challenges arising from nonlinearity, multimodality (including target maneuver), intractable uncertainties (such as unknown inputs and/or non-Gaussian noises) and constraints (including circular quantities), etc., new theories, algorithms, and technologies have been developed continuously to maintain such a conjugacy, or to approximate it as close as possible. They had contributed in large part to the prospective developments of time series parametric filters in the last six decades. In this paper, we review the state of the art in distinctive categories and highlight some insights that may otherwise be easily overlooked. In particular, specific attention is paid to nonlinear systems with an informative observation, multimodal systems including Gaussian mixture posterior and maneuvers, and intractable unknown inputs and constraints, to fill some gaps in existing reviews and surveys. In addition, we provide some new thoughts on alternatives to the first-order Markov transition model and on filter evaluation with regard to computing complexity.展开更多
In the paper,the behavior of the particle acted by the oscillating bubble is studied using a high-speed video camera.The bubble is generated using a very low voltage of 55 V.Images are captured at a speed of 15000 fps...In the paper,the behavior of the particle acted by the oscillating bubble is studied using a high-speed video camera.The bubble is generated using a very low voltage of 55 V.Images are captured at a speed of 15000 fps(frames per second).It is found that the velocity of the particle is dependent on the liquid viscosity,particle size,and tube diameter.Particle velocity decreases with the increase of the glycron-water mixture viscosity.A model is presented to predict the velocity and verified by experimental results.These observations may be beneficial for the application in medical treatment.展开更多
In this paper, a novel engineering platform for throughflow analysis based on streamline curvature approach is developed for the research of a 5-stage compressor. The method includes several types of improved loss and...In this paper, a novel engineering platform for throughflow analysis based on streamline curvature approach is developed for the research of a 5-stage compressor. The method includes several types of improved loss and deviation angle models, which are combined with the authors' adjustments for the purpose of reflecting the influences of three-dimensional internal flow in high-loaded multistage compressors with higher accuracy. In order to validate the reliability and robustness of the method, a series of test cases, including a subsonic compressor P&W 3S1, a transonic rotor NASA Rotor 1B and especially an advanced high pressure core compressor GE E^3 HPC, are conducted. Then the computation procedure is applied to the research of a 5-stage compressor which is designed for developing an industrial gas turbine. The overall performance and aerodynamic configuration predicted by the procedure, both at design- and part-speed conditions, are analyzed and compared with experimental results, which show a good agreement. Further discussion regarding the universality of the method compared with CFD is made afterwards. The throughflow method is verified as a reliable and convenient tool for aerodynamic design and performance prediction of modern high-loaded compressors. This method is also qualified for use in the further optimization of the 5-stage compressor.展开更多
In gas turbines, a fast decrease of efficiency appears when the output decreases; the efficiency of a large gas tur-bine (20...30 MW) is in the order of 40 %, the efficiency of a 30 kW gas turbine with a recuperator...In gas turbines, a fast decrease of efficiency appears when the output decreases; the efficiency of a large gas tur-bine (20...30 MW) is in the order of 40 %, the efficiency of a 30 kW gas turbine with a recuperator is in the order of 25 %, but the efficiency of a very small gas turbine (2...6 kW) in the order of 4...6 % (or 8... 12 % with an op- timal recuperator). This is mainly a result of the efficiency decrease in kinetic compressors, due to the Reynolds number effect. Losses in decelerating flow in a flow passage are sensitive to the Reynolds number effects. In con- trary to the compression, the efficiency of expansion in turbines is not so sensitive to the Reynolds number; very small turbines are made with rather good efficiency because the flow acceleration stabilizes the boundary layer. This study presents a system where the kinetic compressor of a gas turbine is replaced with a pulse combustor. The combustor is filled with a combustible gas mixture, ignited, and the generated high pressure gas is expanded in the turbine. The process is repeated frequently, thus producing a pulsating flow to the turbine; or almost a uni- form flow, if several parallel combustors are used and triggered a/ternately in a proper way. Almost all the com- pression work is made by the temperature increase from the combustion. This gas turbine type is investigated theoretically and its combustor also experimentally with the conclusion that in a 2 kW power size, the pulse flow gas turbine is not as attractive as expected due to the big size and weight of parallel combustors and due to the ef- ficiency being in the order of 8 % to 10 %. However, in special applications having a very low power demand, below 1000 W, this solution has better properties when compared to the conventional gas turbine and it could be worth of a more detailed investigation.展开更多
In the present paper, two models based on artificial neural networks and genetic programming for predicting split tensile strength and percentage of water absorption of concretes containing Cr2O3 nanoparticles have be...In the present paper, two models based on artificial neural networks and genetic programming for predicting split tensile strength and percentage of water absorption of concretes containing Cr2O3 nanoparticles have been developed at different ages of curing. For purpose of building these models, training and testing using experimental results for 144 specimens produced with 16 different mixture proportions were conducted. The data used in the multilayer feed forward neural networks models and input variables of genetic programming models are arranged in a format of 8 input parameters that cover the cement content, nanoparticle content, aggregate type, water content, the amount of superplasticizer, the type of curing medium, age of curing and number of testing try. According to these input parameters, in the neural networks and genetic programming models the split tensile strength and percentage of water absorption values of concretes containing Cr2O3 nanoparticles were predicted. The training and testing results in the neural network and genetic programming models have shown that every two models have strong potential for predicting the split tensile strength and percentage of water absorption values of concretes containing Cr2O3 nanoparticles. It has been found that NN and GEP models will be valid within the ranges of variables. In neural networks model, as the training and testing ended when minimum error norm of network was gained, the best results were obtained and in genetic programming model, when 4 genes were selected to construct the model, the best results were acquired. Although neural network has predicted better results, genetic programming is able to predict reasonable values with a simpler method rather than neural network.展开更多
文摘To discuss further the dependence of stochastic resonance on signals, nonlinear systems and noise, especially on noise, the binary input signal buried in Gaussian mixture noise through a nonlinear threshold array is studied based on mutual information. It is obtained that Gaussian mixture noise can improve the information transmission through the array. Both stochastic resonance (SR) and suprathreshold stochastic resonance (SSR) can be observed in the single threshold system and in the threshold array. The parameters in noise distribution affect the occurrence of SR and SSR. The efficacy of information transmission can be significantly enhanced as the number of threshold devices in the array increases. These results show further the dependence of SR and SSR on the noise distribution, and also extend the applicability of SR and SSR in information transmission.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China("973"Program)(2009CB623203)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(20070421036)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK2005216)the Research Foundation of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics(NS2010015)~~
文摘The influence of glycol,the main composition of the most frequently used aircraft dicer,on the freeze-thaw durability of high performance concrete(HPC)is investigated.Freeze-thaw durability of HPC is tested by accelerated freeze-thaw test.Four kinds of the solution,i.e.,tap water,3.5% NaCl solution,glycol solutions,and a LBR-A type commercial aircraft deicer are employed.Results show that freeze-thaw durability of HPC exposed to glycol solutions is closely related to the solution concentrations.The failure of HPC exposed to 3.5% glycol solution is similar to that of those exposed to 3.5% NaCl solution,i.e.,serious surface scaling.While the damage of HPC exposed to 12.5%—25% glycol solutions is postponed.Compared with glycol solution,the commercial aircraft deicer has much more negative effects on HPC freeze-thaw durability compared with 3.5% NaCl solution.In the presence of commercial aircraft deicer for HPC subjected to freeze-thaw cycles,the deterioration is mainly due to scaling and spalling.
文摘Concrete, as an essential construction material in the construction industry, is the main component of solid waste. To improve the strength and durability of concrete, some additives can be added into concrete to replace parts of cement. Carbon fiber and silica powder are the most common additives. Under a series of experiments, the effects of temperature, carbon fiber and silica powder on the mechanical properties of concrete were studied under normal circumstances. In this paper, a conclusion on the effects was drawn up mainly through some experimental analyses, so as to discuss the effect laws and provide a reference to manufacture the concrete of high strength and properties.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(No.2013CB329502)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61202212)+1 种基金the Special Research Project of the Educational Department of Shaanxi Province of China(No.15JK1038)the Key Research Project of Baoji University of Arts and Sciences(No.ZK16047)
文摘Automatic image annotation has been an active topic of research in computer vision and pattern recognition for decades.A two stage automatic image annotation method based on Gaussian mixture model(GMM) and random walk model(abbreviated as GMM-RW) is presented.To start with,GMM fitted by the rival penalized expectation maximization(RPEM) algorithm is employed to estimate the posterior probabilities of each annotation keyword.Subsequently,a random walk process over the constructed label similarity graph is implemented to further mine the potential correlations of the candidate annotations so as to capture the refining results,which plays a crucial role in semantic based image retrieval.The contributions exhibited in this work are multifold.First,GMM is exploited to capture the initial semantic annotations,especially the RPEM algorithm is utilized to train the model that can determine the number of components in GMM automatically.Second,a label similarity graph is constructed by a weighted linear combination of label similarity and visual similarity of images associated with the corresponding labels,which is able to avoid the phenomena of polysemy and synonym efficiently during the image annotation process.Third,the random walk is implemented over the constructed label graph to further refine the candidate set of annotations generated by GMM.Conducted experiments on the standard Corel5 k demonstrate that GMM-RW is significantly more effective than several state-of-the-arts regarding their effectiveness and efficiency in the task of automatic image annotation.
基金Project(2010CB630903)supported by the National Basic Research Program of ChinaProject(31200382)supported by the Chinese Science Foundation for Distinguished Group,China
文摘A refractory gold concentrate with 19% arsenic was treated by a mixed moderately thermophiles in an airlift bioreactor through an adaptation protocol. The moderately thermophiles could respond well to 20%(w/v) pulp density with less than 10% loss of productivity, and resist arsenic up to 15 g/L. There were a lot of jarosite, arsenolite and sulfur, but not scorodite and ferric arsenate in the bioleached residue. Jarosite passivation and lower sulfur-oxidizing activity of the cells due to the toxicity of the high concentrations of soluble arsenic and iron ions at low p H value should mainly response for the incomplete extraction at high pulp density. The initial bacterial community did not change in nature except for new found P aeruginosa ANSC, but sulfur-oxidizing microorganisms have been dominant microorganisms after a long time of adaptation. Pseudomonas aeruginosa originating from the gold concentrate should be closely relative to the metabolism of the organic matters contained in the refractory gold concentrate.
文摘Recently, an interest in a hybrid system combining only the merits of the conventional wheel-rail system and Maglev propulsion system is growing as an alternative to high-speed maglev train. This hybrid-type system is based on wheel-rail method, but it enables to overcome the speed limitation by adhesion because it is operated through a non-contact method using a linear motor as a propulsion system and reduce the overall construction costs by its compatibility with the conventional railway systems. Therefore, a comparative analysis on electromagnetic characteristics according to the structural combinations on the stator-mover of LSM (linear synchronous motor) for VHST (very high speed train) maintaining the conventional wheel-rail method is conducted, and the structure of coreless superconducting LSM suitable for 600 km/h VHST is finally proposed in this paper.
文摘A tremendous amount of non-biodegradable waste is created during mining and processing tasks of layered stones like marble.Over time,this has become a global problem because it harms the environment in multiple ways.Hence,it is necessary to find an alternate way to securely dispose and reuse marble wastes.The construction sector is one of the significant consumers of natural resources for the production of material binders and aggregates.As a result,in recent years,number of researchers have carried out studies in which various kinds of marble waste have been incorporated into concrete with the intention of substituting either cement or aggregates or both.This paper presents the effect of two locally sourced waste marble powders Kadapa marble powder(KMP)and Bethamcherla marble powder(BMP)as partial replacement of cement on mechanical and durability properties of high strength concrete(HSC).Their effect at different replacement levels in HSC is evaluated in compressive,indirect tensile and flexural strengths,elastic modulus,chloride penetration resistance and freeze-thaw durability properties.Micro-structural investigation is also conducted to evaluate their impact on the matrix of HSC containing waste marble powders as additional cementitious materials.Results show that the HSC consisting of KMP and BMP content of 10%and 15%,respectively exhibited higher mechanical and durability properties than the control HSC.Micro-structural investigation also supports this finding.It can be concluded that the use of marble powders as partial replacement of cement does not have any adverse impact on the properties of concrete.The use of KMP and BMP reduces the vast amount of energy required to produce cement,cost and time with reduction in environmental hazards.
基金Project supported by the Marie Sk?odowska-Curie Individual Fellowship(H2020-MSCA-IF-2015)(No.709267)the Open Project Program of Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Measurement and Control of Complex Systems of Engineering,Southeast University,China(No.MCCSE2017A01)
文摘Since the landmark work of R. E. Kalman in the 1960s, considerable efforts have been devoted to time series state space models for a large variety of dynamic estimation problems. In particular, parametric filters that seek analytical estimates based on a closed-form Markov-Bayes recursion, e.g., recursion from a Gaussian or Gaussian mixture (GM) prior to a Gaussian/GM posterior (termed 'Gaussian conjugacy' in this paper), form the backbone for a general time series filter design. Due to challenges arising from nonlinearity, multimodality (including target maneuver), intractable uncertainties (such as unknown inputs and/or non-Gaussian noises) and constraints (including circular quantities), etc., new theories, algorithms, and technologies have been developed continuously to maintain such a conjugacy, or to approximate it as close as possible. They had contributed in large part to the prospective developments of time series parametric filters in the last six decades. In this paper, we review the state of the art in distinctive categories and highlight some insights that may otherwise be easily overlooked. In particular, specific attention is paid to nonlinear systems with an informative observation, multimodal systems including Gaussian mixture posterior and maneuvers, and intractable unknown inputs and constraints, to fill some gaps in existing reviews and surveys. In addition, we provide some new thoughts on alternatives to the first-order Markov transition model and on filter evaluation with regard to computing complexity.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51222501 and 51221004)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
文摘In the paper,the behavior of the particle acted by the oscillating bubble is studied using a high-speed video camera.The bubble is generated using a very low voltage of 55 V.Images are captured at a speed of 15000 fps(frames per second).It is found that the velocity of the particle is dependent on the liquid viscosity,particle size,and tube diameter.Particle velocity decreases with the increase of the glycron-water mixture viscosity.A model is presented to predict the velocity and verified by experimental results.These observations may be beneficial for the application in medical treatment.
基金supported by SEDRIand the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51136003)
文摘In this paper, a novel engineering platform for throughflow analysis based on streamline curvature approach is developed for the research of a 5-stage compressor. The method includes several types of improved loss and deviation angle models, which are combined with the authors' adjustments for the purpose of reflecting the influences of three-dimensional internal flow in high-loaded multistage compressors with higher accuracy. In order to validate the reliability and robustness of the method, a series of test cases, including a subsonic compressor P&W 3S1, a transonic rotor NASA Rotor 1B and especially an advanced high pressure core compressor GE E^3 HPC, are conducted. Then the computation procedure is applied to the research of a 5-stage compressor which is designed for developing an industrial gas turbine. The overall performance and aerodynamic configuration predicted by the procedure, both at design- and part-speed conditions, are analyzed and compared with experimental results, which show a good agreement. Further discussion regarding the universality of the method compared with CFD is made afterwards. The throughflow method is verified as a reliable and convenient tool for aerodynamic design and performance prediction of modern high-loaded compressors. This method is also qualified for use in the further optimization of the 5-stage compressor.
基金the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation(Tekes),T-Turbine Oy,AXCO-Motors Oy and Veneveist m Pauniaho Oy for supporting this work
文摘In gas turbines, a fast decrease of efficiency appears when the output decreases; the efficiency of a large gas tur-bine (20...30 MW) is in the order of 40 %, the efficiency of a 30 kW gas turbine with a recuperator is in the order of 25 %, but the efficiency of a very small gas turbine (2...6 kW) in the order of 4...6 % (or 8... 12 % with an op- timal recuperator). This is mainly a result of the efficiency decrease in kinetic compressors, due to the Reynolds number effect. Losses in decelerating flow in a flow passage are sensitive to the Reynolds number effects. In con- trary to the compression, the efficiency of expansion in turbines is not so sensitive to the Reynolds number; very small turbines are made with rather good efficiency because the flow acceleration stabilizes the boundary layer. This study presents a system where the kinetic compressor of a gas turbine is replaced with a pulse combustor. The combustor is filled with a combustible gas mixture, ignited, and the generated high pressure gas is expanded in the turbine. The process is repeated frequently, thus producing a pulsating flow to the turbine; or almost a uni- form flow, if several parallel combustors are used and triggered a/ternately in a proper way. Almost all the com- pression work is made by the temperature increase from the combustion. This gas turbine type is investigated theoretically and its combustor also experimentally with the conclusion that in a 2 kW power size, the pulse flow gas turbine is not as attractive as expected due to the big size and weight of parallel combustors and due to the ef- ficiency being in the order of 8 % to 10 %. However, in special applications having a very low power demand, below 1000 W, this solution has better properties when compared to the conventional gas turbine and it could be worth of a more detailed investigation.
文摘In the present paper, two models based on artificial neural networks and genetic programming for predicting split tensile strength and percentage of water absorption of concretes containing Cr2O3 nanoparticles have been developed at different ages of curing. For purpose of building these models, training and testing using experimental results for 144 specimens produced with 16 different mixture proportions were conducted. The data used in the multilayer feed forward neural networks models and input variables of genetic programming models are arranged in a format of 8 input parameters that cover the cement content, nanoparticle content, aggregate type, water content, the amount of superplasticizer, the type of curing medium, age of curing and number of testing try. According to these input parameters, in the neural networks and genetic programming models the split tensile strength and percentage of water absorption values of concretes containing Cr2O3 nanoparticles were predicted. The training and testing results in the neural network and genetic programming models have shown that every two models have strong potential for predicting the split tensile strength and percentage of water absorption values of concretes containing Cr2O3 nanoparticles. It has been found that NN and GEP models will be valid within the ranges of variables. In neural networks model, as the training and testing ended when minimum error norm of network was gained, the best results were obtained and in genetic programming model, when 4 genes were selected to construct the model, the best results were acquired. Although neural network has predicted better results, genetic programming is able to predict reasonable values with a simpler method rather than neural network.